WORLD (PT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

7:00 am

Nature"Braving Iraq"
Convoys of armed guards protect filmmaker David Johnson and cameraman Steve Foote in war-torn Iraq as they follow eco-visionary Azzam Alwash, who has made it his mission to restore the great Mesopotamian Marshes. Saddam Hussein drained the marshes while trying to eradicate the indigenous Marsh Arabs when they rebelled against him.G

European Journal"A Political Outsider Rises to the Top In Italy"
Croatia/Germany: Hoping for Justice - Croatia is set to join the European Union on July 1. This is giving hope to former Croatian exiles and their families, who want to take former members of the Yugoslav secret service to court. Until the end of the 1980s, Yugoslavia's State Security Administration ordered the murder of numerous Croatians living in exile in Germany. D

11:00 am

AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange"Mrs. Goundo's Daughter"
The African ritual of female genital cutting prompts one young Malian mother to seek asylum in the United States to protect her two-year-old daughter from the pain and sometimes horrific health consequences of the practice. "Mrs. Goundo's Daughter" bridges the mother's two worlds - the largely Islamic West African village and her adopted home in Philadelphia. D

12:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Riding The Rails"
In Idaho as in the rest of the West, the Iron Horse helped carve a civilization out of a wilderness. Today, many of the smaller roads have been vacated by the railroads but inventive Idahoans find new ways to enjoy them from modern rail bikes to model trains.G

12:30 pm

Dialogue"Firoozeh Dumas: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with the Iranian-born humorist. Dumas, who is working on a one-woman show, is the author of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in AmericaG

1:00 pm

Nature"Braving Iraq"
Convoys of armed guards protect filmmaker David Johnson and cameraman Steve Foote in war-torn Iraq as they follow eco-visionary Azzam Alwash, who has made it his mission to restore the great Mesopotamian Marshes. Saddam Hussein drained the marshes while trying to eradicate the indigenous Marsh Arabs when they rebelled against him.G

AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange"Mrs. Goundo's Daughter"
The African ritual of female genital cutting prompts one young Malian mother to seek asylum in the United States to protect her two-year-old daughter from the pain and sometimes horrific health consequences of the practice. "Mrs. Goundo's Daughter" bridges the mother's two worlds - the largely Islamic West African village and her adopted home in Philadelphia. D

5:00 pm

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Skills
The genial travel expert distills 30 years of travel experience into this information-rich special. He dispenses practical advice on how to enjoy a fun, affordable and culturally broadening trip to Europe. Shot on his favorite 3,000-mile "Best of Europe" loop - Amsterdam, Germany's Rhineland, Venice, Siena, the Italian Riviera, the Swiss Alps, Paris and London - Rick shares the essential skills of smart travel.G

Nightly Business Report
Tonight on Nightly Business Report - the budget battle. Today, the House Republicans presented their outline and we'll look inside. NBR will also look at controlling health care costs with former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and journalist Steven Brill. D

Independent Lens"Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)"
Filmmaker Monika Navarro's uncles were deported in 1999 from the United States to Mexico, forced to leave the only country they knew, and as servicemen, had pledged to protect. Set against the backdrop of increased attention to the U.S.-Mexican border, Navarro's film explores national identity, the lives of immigrants and what happens after deportees are sent to a homeland they no longer consider home.G

11:00 pm

Nature"Braving Iraq"
Convoys of armed guards protect filmmaker David Johnson and cameraman Steve Foote in war-torn Iraq as they follow eco-visionary Azzam Alwash, who has made it his mission to restore the great Mesopotamian Marshes. Saddam Hussein drained the marshes while trying to eradicate the indigenous Marsh Arabs when they rebelled against him.G